Swearing Flashcards
Surprise, anger or simply be used to give emphasis, Literally, and respectively, they are the male and female private parts. They are much more widely used metaphorically in a naughty rather than rude sense, nothing like their literal translation in English
coño, carajo
blimey, I´m hungry
coño, qué hambre tengo!
For heaven´s sake, are you coming or not?
vienes de una vez, coño?
What the hell…
qué coño…
How the hell
cómo coño…
where the hell
dónde coño…
Where the hell are the keys:
¿Dónde coño están las llaves?
A real pain (*)
un coñazo
this guy is a real pain (*)
este tío es un verdadero coñazo
Fuck - figuratively, it usually means to ´cock up´ something or to be ´screwed up´.
joder
They´ve already screwed it up
ya la han jodido
they´ve screwed us with so many taxes
nos han jodido con tatos impuestos
joder alone
used exaclty like coño above, to indicate surprise, anger or admiration
hell, it´s pissing it down!
joder, cómo llueve!
euphamisms to replace joder, they are usually used by children or adults who want to avoid swearing
jopé, jopelines, jolines, jolín
A very strong insult short for prosititute, especially if a family connection is made. However, it is actually more commonly resorted to as an adjective to express anger
puto,a
I have to go to the effing doctor **
tengo que ir al puto médico
of the prostitute mother (praising expression, meaning very good, excellent)
de puta madre
He has a fantastic car
tiene un coche de puta madre **
the insulting version
tu puta madre (usually as a reply to someone who has already insulted you***
son of a daughter of a whore. Dependent on the context and how well you get on with the person you´re talking to, it may be said not necessarily as an insult
hijo,a de puta R
slang for testicals (cojones)
huevos, pelotas
I be fed up with ***
Estar hasta los huevos, cojones de
I´ve had enough of arturo ***
estoy hasta los huevos, cojoned de arto
